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Women in osteopathic medicine: Roots and branches


Total Credits: 1.0 including 1.0 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s), 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

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AOMA - Arizona
Faculty:
Karen J. Nichols, DO
Duration:
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Women in osteopathic medicine: Roots and branches 
Karen Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, FACP, CS-F

  • Explore the history of women in osteopathic medicine
  • Give examples of women and their contributions to osteopathic medicine today
  • Share two contributions that women will be making in the future of osteopathic medicine

Dr. Nichols has no disclosures. 

Accreditation
The Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (AOMA) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.

The AOMA designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 hour of AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in this activity.

The Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (AOMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The AOMA designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AOMA Grievance Policy: The Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association strives to provide continuing medical education programs to fulfill the needs of the attendees and to meet the AOA Accreditation Requirements and ACCME Accreditation Requirements. Comments, questions, or complaints should be submitted in writing to Teresa Roland, Director of Education, by mail to AOMA, 3039 W Peoria Ave, Suite C102-158, Phoenix, AZ 85029, or email teresa@azosteo.org. 

 

 

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Karen J. Nichols, DO's Profile

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Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, FACP, CS-F, “ACGME Update, Including Osteopathic Recognition,” is chair of the board of directors of the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACMGE) and chief executive officer of Nichols Leadership Consulting. Prior to this, she served as dean of the Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (MWU/CCOM) for 16 years. Dr. Nichols is a graduate of Arizona State University in Tempe, and a 1981 graduate of the Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCU-COM). She also earned a master’s degree in management with a specialty in healthcare administration from Central Michigan University. She completed an internship and internal medicine residency at Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital in Tulsa, and completed the American Osteopathic Association’s (AOA) health policy fellowship program. A master fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internists, she is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and holds eight honorary degrees. Dr. Nichols is past president of the AOA, the American College of Osteopathic Internists, the Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association and the Institute of Medicine of Chicago Board of Governors. She has received numerous honors, including the AOA’s Distinguished Service Award and Presidential Citation. She has provided no disclosures.


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